The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-18
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
THE SENATE.
Calendar of Bills OF Second Reading Called
and Measures Engrossed.

Calendar of Bills Second Reading Called
and Measures Engrossed.
The session of the Senate yesterday was
opened with prayer by Senator Smith.
Mr. Dresser from the special joint committee
to visit the Tippecanoe battle-ground, reported
the fence needing paint many trees dying. un-
dergrowth Of brush fast covering the ground
and that the water-course will soon undermine
the fence on part Of the ground. He introduced
a bill for keeping in repair of the ground. 1t
provides for three commissioners to expend
SO, 500 the first year in this work, and 5000 each
year thereafter.
Bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Branaman: To regulate the taxing of fees
by superior and circuit courts.
By Mr.. Cox: To prohibit the publication sale of
By Mr.. Drake: To amend Sec. 54O4 of the R. s.
of 1881 relating to the proceedings of business meet
ings of militia companies.
board of trustees of that institution sell certain
lands belonging to the State University also to legal
vile, Bartholomew county
BY Mr.. Griffith: To amend Sec. 1887 of the r. S.
of 1881 authorizing issuance OF preferred stock by
BY Mr.. Harness (by reouest): To regulate and pro-
Also: To authorize county commissioners pay
wards for the apprehension of persons charged with
crime. Aso To make it the duty of trustees to keep
free from noxieus weeds public cemeteries.
By Mr.. Kennedy: To authorize the Governor,
Auditor and Treasurer of State to make loan, to
refund the State debt lower of interest etc
By Mr.. Marshall: To provide for the construction
and maintenance of ievess for lands subject
Py Mr.. Peterson: To amend Section 24e7 of the
Revised Statutes of 1851 relating the division of
property between the widowed children of interstate
By Mr. Mcclure: Concerning voluntary associa
tons for the improvement of stock. Also: To amend
Section 1862 of the Revised Statutes of 1881 reat-
| ing to public aid in TT the building Of bridges
vised Statutes relating to the impeding of railroad
travel.
By Mr.. Schloss: To regulate the charges for the
By Mr.. Schroyer To enable county eommiss ioners
to purchase toll roads and declare them free to the
public
| By Mr. Tharp: To amend Section $3.50 of the Re
vsed Statutes Of 1881 relating the weighing of coal
mines and adding sections to the coal mine act OF
1885.
| By Mr.. Winter: For the relief of Clarence Ellis.
Also: Appropriating $500 to Dye Fishback for at
to be levied by county commissioners in counties hay
/ ing voting population of over % 900. Also To
regulate insurance companies insring plste glass
Also To authorize sanitary associations to loan sur
plus funds on mortgages
By Mr. Weir: A resolution that the law should be
SO amended that patients in the Insane Asylum able
to do should pay for their keeping out of theiI
estates, etc.
There being no quorum present the Chair di
| rected the reading of House bills the first time
| by title only. This pursued until the flel
| were cleared.
On second reading of Senate bills. that Of
Senator Howard, of ST. Joseph. to amend Sector
1893 of the Revised Statutes, was ordered en-
crossed 1t refers to the setting aside of defaults
before justices of the peace.
Mr.. Weir insisted that it was not fair to orGe
these bills engrossed in the absence of quorum
because. after engrossed they are not subject u
amendment. He insisted important measures
should not be placed beyond amendment in tn
absence of quorum
A large number of committee reports wer
presented from the judiciary committee, AM
after that the Munson lightning-rod claim bill
: was discussed till the recess for dinner, it comm
up on a report favoring its passage.